Trump calls for agent behind Russia dossier to be investigated

Andrew Woodcock

Donald Trump has urged Britain to investigate the former intelligence agent reported to be behind the controversial dossier on his links with Russia.

The president-elect said the UK has “got a lot of problems” if it was proved ex-MI6 agent Christopher Steele wrote the document, which claimed Moscow held compromising information on Mr Trump which made him vulnerable to blackmail.

Speaking to The Times and German newspaper Bild, Mr Trump repeated his claims the US intelligence agencies could be responsible for leaking the dossier.

He said that Britain should “look at” Mr Steele, who he claimed had “made up” the allegations.

“That guy is somebody that you should look at because whatever he made up about me it was false,” said the president-elect.